NFL Power Rankings Week 4: Philadelphia Eagles win with Carson Wentz

2018 NFL Power Rankings Week 4: Eagles earn tough win in Carson Wentz’s return

By Dan Parzych | Sep 23, 2018

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 23: Running back Wendell Smallwood #28 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates his game-winning touchdown with teammates wide receiver Jordan Matthews #80, punter Cameron Johnston #1 and wide receiver Nelson Agholor #13 against the Indianapolis Colts during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on September 23, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles won 20-16. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

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32. Arizona Cardinals

For months, the Arizona Cardinals received plenty of criticism for their questionable decision to pay Sam Bradford $20 million in the offseason for one year, even if they needed help at quarterback after the retirement of Carson Palmer. When looking at his history of injuries along with the fact that he’s never even started a playoff game, Bradford seemed like the worse option possible for the Cardinals, and yet here they are.

To top off the questionable decision making, Bradford was facing all sorts of pressure heading into Week 3 since he was still in search of that first touchdown pass. And even after starting off the game on a hot note with two touchdown passes in the first quarter, Bradford would eventually be benched for Josh Rosen when ARizona was desperately in need of a score against the Chicago Bears.

Could this be a sign that Arizona has officially given up on Bradford? It sounds terrible to say, but Bradford was a disaster from the start, and with the Cardinals sitting at 0-3, the team would be much better off going with Rosen moving forward to give him some unexpected rookie experience that would most likely pay off in a big way for the future of this offense.

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